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Utilizing wild foraging ecology information to provide captive primates with an appropriate diet

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2007

Susan D. Crissey  and
Linda S. Pribyl
Susan D. Crissey
Affiliation:
The Daniel F. and Ada L., Rice Conservation Biology and Research Center, Chicago Zoological Society, Brookjeld Zoo, Brookjield, IL 60513, USA
Linda S. Pribyl
Affiliation:
The Daniel F. and Ada L., Rice Conservation Biology and Research Center, Chicago Zoological Society, Brookjeld Zoo, Brookjield, IL 60513, USA
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Symposium on ‘Nutrition of wild and captive wild animals’ Plenary Lecture
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Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , Volume 56 , Issue 3 , November 1997 , pp. 1083 - 1094
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